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G O VA N & PA R T I C K S T R AT E G I C D E V E LO P M E N T F R A M E W O R K [ Re v i s i o n G — O c t 2 0 1 8 ]
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Govan & Partick SDF 3
Introduction
Executive Summary 4
A Strategic Opportunity 5
A New Place in Govan - Partick: A Process of Urban Repair
and Economic Revitalisation 6
An Evolving Spatial Policy Perspective 7
Emerging Priorities: Strategic Aims and Strategic
Spatial Approaches 8
A Vibrant Place With a Growing Economy
Building Equity and Prosperity Through Economic
Development and Increased Access to Opportunities 9
Building an Innovative Cluster of Learning,
Research and Industry 11
A Thriving and Sustainable Place to Live and Work
Building a World Class Cultural Cluster 14
Building a New Structure of Liveable Places 16
A Connected Place to Move Around and Do Business In
Placemaking Strategy 18
Building a High Quality and Highly Integrated
Movement Network 22
A Green Place
Townscape, Landscape and Green Network 24
Action Plan
Action Plan 27
Strategic Development Prospects 28
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This strategy seeks to establish a spatial framework to reconnect two historic City
districts that have become quite distinct in spatial and social terms in recent decades.
It establishes a spatial planning framework which seeks to combine responsive
planning policy, with an inclusive investment and regeneration strategy. This
approach is seen as necessary to unlock the area’s potential and to respond to the
current conditions which limit the opportunities for this area to reach its maximum
potential for local communities, visitors and investors.
The SDF will set out a strategic approach to urban design interventions and
placemaking that establishes a shared vision for the future development of the SDF
area for the City Council, and its key agency partners and other stakeholders,
supporting the overarching ambitions of the Glasgow City Development Plan.
In this regard the SDF will, in particular, seek to align with both the Council’s Strategic
Plan and the Glasgow Community Plan. Once adopted the SDF will function as
supplementary guidance to the City Development Plan.
It is intended that the SDF will act as a stimulus for new approaches to place based
urban management, based on collaborative and interdisciplinary working, which can
raise the sense of aspiration for place quality and improve the effectiveness of
projects and service delivery. It is also hoped, that by promoting a vision of inclusive
growth and vibrant, liveable places, the SDF can act as catalyst for new public and
private investment in the area.
The agreed action plan, developed through consultation with other Council Services,
stakeholders and communities, will identify the key actions, actors and phasing
required to move forward with this planning and regeneration framework, which
forms a core component of a nationally important regeneration priority, as
established in the current National Planning Framework (NPF). This SDF will also seek
to inform the development of the next iteration of the NPF.
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This SDF responds to the opportunities created for this area by the re-joining of the
City across the Clyde between Govan and Partick and the proximity of significant
institutional anchors, at the University of Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth University
Hospital. A new bridge link will be the clearest symbol of this , and the economic and
social opportunities this can offer are significant. The bridge has the opportunity to
create more than a mere physical connection. It offers the chance to improve access
to wider economic, social and cultural opportunities, north and south of the River
Clyde in this part of the City and is considered central to the ambitions of the SDF.
The SDF will highlight key opportunities and actions required to maximise the
potential of the bridge and other planned infrastructure investment, such as that
planned through the West End and Waterfront City Deal programme, the planned
development of key sites and the potential catalyst effect of the key anchor
institutions.
Govan and Partick have become quite distinct in spatial and social terms in recent
decades. Historically Govan and Partick worked together as urban places, initially
through a fording point on the Clyde, then forming perhaps the most important focal
point on the industrial River.
The area contains a significant cluster of institutions, employment areas, town
centres, public transport infrastructure, strategic road connections, and well
established dense urban communities. These conditions provide a strong foundation
to deliver on the City’s ambitions for inclusive economic growth.
However, the city-district is also characterised by negative factors which mitigate
against the unlocking of the area’s potential, with a fragmented urban landscape in
places and some significant pockets of deprivation.
This SDF will seek to steer a path through these challenges to assist in the process of
unlocking the strategic opportunity which exists in the next decade.
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This SDF aims to establish the Govan Partick area as a vibrant,
fully-functioning part of the principal urban place in Scotland:
the central urban area of Glasgow. The success of this urban
district will support the ambition set out in the Council’s
Strategic Plan:
to have a world class city with a thriving, inclusive, economy
where everyone can flourish and benefit from the city’s
success.
The SDF will seek to establish the spatial framework and
strategic direction to help achieve this ambition.
In aiming to expand and enhance the core urban economic
area , this SDF builds upon and extends the work of the City Deal
Clyde Waterfront and West End Innovation Quarter project. It
also supports the delivery of the wider River Clyde SDF.
Maximising the potential of Glasgow’s urban core, particularly
focused on the potential of the River Clyde, should be
recognised as a national priority within the overall Scottish
spatial development and infrastructure investment plan for the
next 20 years. As such, it is proposed that the SDF sets out an
action plan which works towards the establishment of a strong
urban form, but also seeks to provide a framework for new or
strengthened social and economic relationships, which will be
required to take advantage of the opportunities which this SDF
outlines. In this regard, the SDF will also seek to reflect and
influence other related City Council and partner strategies and
investment plans as appropriate.
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This SDF provides a planning framework which builds on an
approach to the social, economic and spatial development of the
area which has been emerging for more than a decade. This
could be broadly defined as an approach which seeks to repair
and revitalise the former industrial core through interventions
which are inspired by and are sensitive to the existing urban
qualities and socio-economic assets of the place. Models of
inner urban regeneration prevalent through the 1990s and
2000s, were more explicitly development-led and often more
focused on sites than on overall place structure. The developing
approach has found expression in policy documents and
investment projects including the City Development Plan,
Central Govan Action Plan, the Govan-Partick Charrette,
Glasgow’s City Deal, East Govan and Ibrox TRA and Glasgow
University Campus Development Plan.
As well as giving local definition to spatial planning policy,
rooted in the placemaking principles established in the City
Development Plan (CDP) , the SDF provides a framework for a
holistic approach to the regeneration of this area. This invites
closer alignment between spatial and community planning in
order to ensure that the planned investment and physical
development of this area also addresses the socio-economic
inequalities still evident across the SDF area.
The level of ambition associated with the SDF implies a
significant input of resources towards the project’s key aims,
which will require to be sustained over a period of more than 10
years. Therefore the SDF planning process has dual aims;
I. To establish a spatial planning framework for the Govan
Partick area, which gives local definition of the key policies
of the City Development Plan, in particular CDP 1 - The
Placemaking Principle and the associated Supplementary
Guidance SG 1.
II. Develops the required levels of support across
communities and the institutional spectrum to build
cohesion, support and common direction across the
whole range of interests which will be required to sustain
the project direction and momentum long after the SDF
document is completed and adopted.
This SDF aims to provide a statutory planning framework which
can be the foundation for a creative, flexible and effective tool
to underpin the regeneration of the area in the next decade.
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The analysis carried out in developing the SDF identified the
following key strategic issues which have informed the
development of the strategy.
Strategic issues
Lack of integration (physical and socio-economic) of the
City on the north and south of the Clyde
Economic and social inequalities and limited access to
opportunities for some communities
Fragmented surface level connectivity and place quality
Gaps in the green and biodiversity networks
More opportunities to align with community led
regeneration and community planning
Poor integration of individual development sites, capital
projects and ongoing service delivery.
In addition, the SDF will consider the impact of overarching
issues such as climate change and access to services and
utilities. In addition to these issues, the SDF seeks to address
the key themes established in the CDP. These are:
A Vibrant Place with a Growing Economy
A Thriving and Sustainable Place to Live and Work
A Connected Place to Move Around and do Business in
A Green Place
In developing these themes further to address the issues
identified, the SDF proposes the following strategic approaches:
Strategic Spatial Approaches
1. Building inclusive growth through economic development
and improved access to opportunities
2. Building an innovative cluster of learning, research and
industry
3. Building a world class cultural cluster
4. Building a new structure of liveable places
5. Developing a local placemaking strategy
6. Building a high quality and highly integrated movement
network
7. Developing an integrated approach to townscape,
landscape and the green/blue and grey network
The following sections of the SDF will set out how it is intended
to deliver on each of the seven approaches identified above .
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Currently the area is characterised by a very uneven
geography in terms of economic prosperity and development.
The Govan area contains some of the most deprived
neighbourhoods in Scotland. On the other hand the West
End nearby contains some of Scotland’s more affluent
communities. There are high concentrations of jobs (often
highly skilled and well paid) across the SDF area. These
concentrations of employment exist in close proximity to very
high levels of unemployment. Some of Scotland’s most
important educational institutions are potentially, on
completion of the Govan Partick bridge, within walking
distance of areas with some of the lowest levels of
educational attainment in the country.
Clearly spatial planning alone cannot address all of these
social challenges. However, these social and economic
challenges and opportunities all exist within a spatial context
that can, and will, radically change in the next 10 years. The
physical isolation of Govan from the north of the City will be
addressed by the new bridge. As a result those communities
currently most spatially cut off from the educational,
employment and cultural opportunities to the north of the
River will be able to more freely access these. As Govan
becomes better connected and embedded in the fabric of
the wider City, the potential of the place will change, helping
to address any negative perceptions which may exist. As the
areas on both sides of the River become better integrated
and benefit more from each other’s presence, so the
conditions will improve for narrowing the gap in social and
economic outcomes across space.
The economic development opportunities presented by the
expanded hospital and Glasgow University are being
promoted though City Deal investments. The attractiveness
of the area for economic development and investment will be
hugely increased by these actions.
As stated above, while spatial planning alone cannot address
all of the causes of longstanding social challenges, it can set a
direction and act as catalyst to the wider interventions
required. Already action is being focused in this direction
through the Govan Thriving Places programme, Central Govan
Action Plan, the City Deal programme and the River Corridor
SDF. The SDF in that context becomes a spatial planning tool
linked to a much wider set of public policy interventions and
programmes.
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The area has potential to be a major
agglomeration focal point.
The spatial structure mitigates against the
natural development of agglomeration
economies.
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T h e W a y F o r w a r d
Establish a steering group that can provide
direction to the SDF project and maintain
focus on place based outcomes through
Council and stakeholder activity over time.
Align capital programmes and the investment
strategies of key partners to ensure the
optimal social, economic and environmental
outcomes are achieved through the process
of spatial restructuring.
Put in place the spatial planning policy
framework to support optimisation of
economic benefits from both City Deal
infrastructure investments and private
development of key sites.
Ensure that strategic sites are developed and
connected such that they add value to a
wider overarching strategy
Ensure that a wide range of economic
stakeholders and community organisations
are involved in shaping the vision to promote
social equity in parallel with economic growth
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Stage 1: Existing fragmented spatial economic
condition
Stage 2: Remove barriers to spatial economic
agglomeration
Stage 3: Define and enhance spatial economic
clustering
Stage 4: As agglomeration is established the wider
area becomes a growth pole
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The Govan-Partick SDF area benefits from an existing collection of institutions clustered
in space, which provide the critical mass of factors required to stimulate an innovation
district. In particular, the University of Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth University
Hospital and Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the associated research clusters of
these two institutions offer an opportunity unique to the City Region. The innovation
district concept is driven by a rediscovery of the competitive advantage which dense
city spaces can provide. Rather than promoting decentralisation and loss of place, the
technological evolutions driving the knowledge economy have seen a refocusing on
inner urban places as the best locations for cutting edge economic development.
Critical to this innovation and knowledge led model of economic development is a
focus on quality of place and crucially the potential for diverse and rich social
encounters which urban space provides. The Govan-Partick area is therefore ideally
placed for the development of a nationally important innovation cluster. It combines
top level institutions for research, education and production, with high quality historic
urban environments, a large collection of existing industrial activity and the scope for
highly innovative approaches to place making.
There is great potential to build and grow the cluster as exemplified by the proposed
expansion of the University onto the former Western Infirmary site. By redefining the
place as a dynamic, innovative location in a high quality urban environment, with a
strong active travel network and a vibrant urban lifestyle, the area can become a pole
to attract new economic investment and job creation. This in turn can stimulate
further new activity in the residential and service sectors.
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An impression of the Glasgow University Campus Masterplan: Courtesy of the University of
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Achieving this will require a partnership approach between institutions and across
sectors. This process will be social and economic as well as spatial. Urban planning
can provide the guidance required to shape and direct infrastructure investment and
urban space management, to focus on outcomes which best support the area’s
economic development potential.
The SDF supports the development of the proposed innovation district, while
recognising that its development must take cognisance of the disparity in socio-
economic circumstances, in particular educational attainment, across the SDF area.
The SDF sets out a list of core required spatial interventions to support the
development of the innovation district.
The Way Forward
Identify and protect sites which are crucial to the delivery of the innovation
cluster. This will be achieved through the development of a masterplan for the
proposed Innovation District which will be afforded with the appropriate
planning status to protect key sites from inappropriate development
Identify locations where flexibility in land use / use class would be facilitated
where it can be demonstrated that proposed activities will directly support
development of the innovation cluster approach by incorporating appropriate
manufacturing/innovation uses into more central/prominent locations
wherever possible. This could include incorporating appropriate uses at
ground floor in mixed use development.
Continue to work in partnership with key actors to implement the SDF on an
ongoing basis
Consider how existing ‘economic space’ can be restructured to support the
innovation district. Economic developments should not be isolated; they
should integrate with existing urban networks.
Promote the development of Innovation Cluster activities in locations where
these can develop the most cumulative benefits. For example; in locations
which support town centre regeneration, the re-use of vacant land or buildings
and which can stimulate further investments in adjacent sites or buildings.
Work in partnership with institutions and organisations to develop an explicit
identity for the innovation quarter / knowledge cluster (see e.g. Kings Cross
Knowledge Quarter and Liverpool Knowledge Quarter).
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Core Economic Zones
Key Development Sites
Historic Town Centres
Key Industrial Sites
Established Locations with Growth Potential
Strengthened Spatial and Social Links
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Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital
Glasgow University
Campus
Scottish Events Campus
Creative Clyde—Pacific
Quay
BAE Surface Ships—
Govan Yard
King George V Docks
Helen St.—Economic
Development Area
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The area currently contains a significant collection of visitor attractions, cultural
organisations and creative industry hubs. These include museums, parks,
entertainment venues, third sector organisations, sites of cultural production and
traditional town centres. The area has a very strong historic identity and well defined
urban communities of place. However, the current level of connectivity, legibility and
quality of townscape between these locations, means that the potential to develop a
truly world class cultural cluster is not being fully optimised.
As investment projects and site developments are implemented, it is anticipated that
new patterns of interaction between the major visitor attractions, creative industry
hubs and other locations will develop. An aim of the SDF is to generate significant
additional trips into the area and to facilitate new institutional and social relations,
which are crucial to the growth of creative clusters. For example the Govan-Partick
Bridge will form a new ‘destination space’ strongly linking the Riverside Museum,
Govan Old Church / Stones and Central Govan for the first time. Equally, the existing
cluster of creative organisations in the area will benefit from the new connections to
institutions and audiences provided by enhanced connectivity between attractions.
This will create an iconic location with an entirely new dynamic and the potential for a
significant uplift in visitor numbers to the cluster, as it is increasingly established as a
an attractive multi-site visitor destination. It will also become a very attractive
location for creative industry development.
Creating strongly defined cultural clusters will generate significant external benefits
for the surrounding communities and environment. They will bring new vitality to
streets and public spaces by increasing the number of people present in the place.
This increased footfall will support local businesses, encourage the use of vacant sites
and buildings and lead to the creation of new jobs. Cultural assets can also enhance
community identity and external perceptions of place.
To maximise the potential benefits which can be derived from an increase in visitor
numbers to the area, it is crucial to consider the factors which will encourage visits,
return visits and informal promotion as visitors share their experiences through, for
example, social media and word of mouth. An important factor will be the quality of
place and movement experience for those on foot. Walking is a hugely important
mode for tourism and the propensity to walk between locations is hugely sensitive to
factors such as distance and route quality. This focus on the quality of place has clear
implications for the development of adjacent sites and buildings, the investment in
strategic capital projects and the day to day management of public spaces and streets.
This will require a shift in the understanding of the multifunctional role of the network
of streets and spaces in the inner urban area as the foundations for social and
economic development. This should be supported by a way finding strategy to
promote links between visitor attractions.
When considering the development of key sites, thought should also be given to
potential opportunities for a mix of uses which support these cultural assets,
providing people the opportunity to linger in the spaces and places between
attractions. New development should also seek to maintain and enhance access to
and between key nodes.
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Key Visitor Attractions
Hubs of Creative Industry
Historic Town Centres
Major events and conference venue
Major Commercial Development Site
Major Urban Parks
Existing Spatial Links Retained
Spatial Links—Proposed improvement and / or requiring to be improved
The Way Forward
Work with attractions and stakeholders to
ensure alignment of the spatial strategy and
placemaking approach with community
interests and needs of institutions to maximise
the potential wider benefits of the cultural
cluster, including development of a shared
wayfinding strategy.
Continue to research projects and approaches
which have generated significant increase in
visitor numbers, by defining clusters of visitor
attractions in urban space; ensure that capital
projects and ongoing urban management are
informed by this.
Apply CDP placemaking principles, based on a
clear understanding of the SDF context to all
developments, particularly on defining routes
between attractions; and to the design of
routes to promote increased walking between
key attractions.
Promote a mix of uses on key sites to support
development of the cultural cluster.
Review the impact of potential barriers
including major transport routes, vacant sites,
topography and dead frontages on cluster
formation and identify potential mitigation
strategies.
Glasgow University - Bute
Hall and The Hunterian
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Kelvingrove Museum and
Kelvinhall
Botanic
Gardens
Govan Old Church and
the Govan Stones
Fairfield Heritage
Centre
Riverside Museum
Glasgow Science Centre
and Imax Cinema
Scottish Events Campus
Clydeside Distillery
Kelvingrove
Park
Elder Park
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Context
The SDF area has gone through massive restructuring of its physical structure,
economic organisation in space and patterns of community life over the last
few decades. This process of de-industrialisation, demolition and re-invention
has left a fragmented pattern in terms of land use, environmental quality and
density of occupation. In particular, the former industrial zones (including the
River Clyde) and adjacent residential areas are lacking in high quality public
spaces and green space. Large areas also lack the full range of urban
amenities that are required to support a balanced population structure and
activity across the whole day.
The SDF will guide new investment in public space and site development
projects towards the creation of a new structure of liveable places. The SDF
will do this through the interpretation of the key policies in the City
Development Plan to meet the specific requirements of this locality. In this
regard there will be a focus on the key placemaking policies in the CDP and
how they are used to inform investment and development management
decisions in the area.
This strategic approach also builds upon the Place Standard concept and seeks
to ensure that the urban framework provides the physical and social
infrastructure required for highly liveable places, which are attractive and
healthy.
As the new bridge opens up physical access between north and south of the
River, the spatial planning and investment programme will seek to ensure that
the economic and social potential of the new linkages is maximised, creating a
coherent network of well-designed and connected communities.
The development of the function of the River Clyde corridor as the city’s
primary green/blue corridor as promoted in the River Clyde SDF will provide a
key linking element that will form the basis of a new network of linear green
routes and quality open spaces, which will connect the existing high quality
public parks and spaces in the area.
As well as new development locations, the existing street network has many
locations where environmental quality and public space can be significantly
enhanced to support this ambition.
Achieving the vision of establishing a continuous framework of liveable places
will require close co-operation across the Council family, as well as
collaboration with the full range of external stakeholders, developers and
communities. The SDF provides the spatial vision and guidance to allow the
alignment of policies to maximise the positive benefits of new capital
investments and everyday service delivery, in shaping the place to create truly
liveable places.
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The Way Forward
Define a conceptual approach which can guide spatial
interventions, capital projects and ongoing urban management
(see map), focused on the quality of the ‘whole place’. Individual
projects and investments will be assessed against this broader
context.
Ensure capacity to deliver on housing strategy, including the
delivery of social housing targets and consideration of
appropriate densities to meet housing needs and place quality
aspirations.
Define an approach to place which provides a context for
increased provision of urban family homes, across tenures and in
a variety of urban forms; and also supports the activation of
ground floors and invites mixed-use development and new
community facilities and infrastructure which supports the
delivery of vibrant, liveable places.
Establish a policy framework to guide public sector investment
plans which impact on place quality, particularly those which can
be made outwith the statutory planning process, to ensure they
support the aims of the SDF. In particular, this should include
investment in the public realm, streets and spaces in the SDF
area. An ‘investment plan’ showing all planned public
interventions in the area for the life of the SDF period should be
developed.
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Create a network of linking green spaces and routes, which will integrate the River
Clyde landscape corridor to its hinterland and define and support the social and
economic renewal of the area. This should also prioritise local delivery of the City’s
Open Space Strategy.
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Context
Over time the area has transitioned through a series of
phases of spatial-economic development, leaving a varied
pattern of place character. There are zones where the
historic fabric has been well preserved and this is reflected in
a strong pattern of streets, spaces and built form. There are
also iconic new buildings and public spaces along the River
Clyde. In other areas processes of de-industrialisation,
demolition and development-led regeneration, have created
empty or dysfunctional spaces that often lack strongly
defined social or economic function.
These spaces strongly detract from the overall urban form,
the image of the place as an investment location or place to
visit and negatively impact on the day to day lives of
residents. The SDF will support an approach which protects
the remnants of the historic place structure, but also
promotes a bold and innovative approach to the detailed
design of small and large sites. The SDF will support an
approach to urban repair at a strategic level, in parallel with
a sensitivity for existing place and for the benefit of
communities and sustainability. This reflects the approach
taken, for example, in the delivery of the Central Govan
Action Plan and the planned expansion of the University of
Glasgow’s Gilmorehill Campus.
Re-establishing a meaningful, successful and enjoyable place
framework across the area will happen incrementally across
time. To achieve this will rely on a consistency of approach
and vision, rather than just a one off spatial masterplan. The
scale of the task, the diversity of environmental conditions
and the economic situation all dictate that the spatial
planning approach, must be flexible and innovative; capable
of responding to opportunities and new challenges, whilst
also having a clarity and focus on the long term strategic
goals.
The CDP policy SG1 Placemaking sets out a range of high
level approaches to addressing the challenge of making a
meaningful, holistic place from the existing often
fragmented urban structure. This SDF builds on the CDP
placemaking approach and attempts to give strategic
direction to this taking account of the local conditions and
opportunities. It also complements and is complemented by
the River SDF placemaking approach. The SDF also
recognises that the planning application process, whilst
crucial, is only one element in shaping placemaking in the
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area. Due to the nature of the issues and the scale of the task, it will also require
significant public capital investments, new approaches to urban space management
and partnership working with communities and across sectors, to proactively drive
forward changes. The CDP Placemaking Strategy seeks to guide investment, space
management and policy decisions at the strategic and detailed scale. However, where
required, detailed spatial guidance will be provided to interpret and define the
requirements of the SDF at a site specific level.
The Way Forward
The key aims of the Placemaking Strategy are to;
Define continuity of place across the River Clyde
Define continuity of place across the key infrastructural and other major place
barriers
Define a renewed framework of walkable streets and public spaces, recognising
the range of factors which determine quality experientially, including
consideration of climate and the full range of human capabilities
Combine respect for the historic urban fabric with dynamic contemporary
interventions as required to support spatial structure and placemaking
Define a strong spatial planning and placemaking context for the implementation
of site specific projects
Set a clear aspirational place vision and guiding urbanistic principles, which can
guide change in a sensitive, creative and responsive manner over time.
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In that context the Placemaking Strategy proposed is;
Build upon the existing framework of historic town centres, other areas of high
quality built form and established streets.
Strengthen key streets in terms of place and movement characteristics
Enhance and extend the network of active travel routes in the area.
Define a new ‘street’ connecting Govan Cross with Byres Road and Partick
Interchange
Address the identified zones of major place deficiency and opportunity, where
more detailed guidance and / or coordination of place management and
investment is required.
Explore strategic approaches to the remaining major disruptions to connectivity of
the urban fabric.
Define a ‘place-movement’ hierarchy for the network of streets and spaces.
The Placemaking Strategy identifies 3 key definitions for the identified focus zones. These
are;
Placemaking zones focused on place-movement function: rebalancing
required
Major development sites offering opportunities for urban restructuring
Significant placemaking / urban restructuring opportunities outwith major
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F I N N I E S T O N
G O V A N
To Bellahouston Park
L I N T H O U S E
C E S S N O C K
W H I T E I N C H
Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital
Glasgow University
Campus Expansion
SEC Expansion
Redevelopment of
Yorkhill Hospital Water Row Masterplan; Govan
Partick Bridge; and Glasgow
Harbour Masterplan.
Placemaking Zones Focused on Place-Movement Function: Rebalancing
Required
Major Development Sites Offering Opportunities for Urban Restructuring
Significant Placemaking / Urban Restructuring Opportunities outwith Major
Development Sites
Need for Strategic Connectivity Improvement and Enhancements
Strategic Townscape Elements
Opportunities and Drivers of Strategic Importance
To be read in conjunction with pages 19 & 20
Botanic
Gardens
Kelvingrove
Park
Elder Park
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Context
The regeneration approach set out in this SDF relies upon the nurturing of existing
social-economic networks in the area and the stimulation of a whole new or refocused
set of relationships between key actors in the urban environment in this area. The SDF
area is one of the very few locations at the regional and national level containing the
necessary critical mass of factors to stimulate the development of an innovation
district and an internationally important cluster of visitor attractions. It benefits from
a number of positive assets, including key public transport nodes and established
active travel routes. However there are still significant gaps in and barriers across the
movement network which the SDF will seek to address. This requires a sensitive
approach to the development of the required urban movement networks, with a
strong emphasis on place quality, to support the wider ambitions of the SDF.
At the level of urban design and space management, unlocking this potential can take
advantage of a shifting policy environment which is seeking to better integrate spatial
and transport planning to promote a place-based approach, which prioritises local
movement requirements over regional or strategic transport corridors. The planned
investment in active travel routes and the proposed bridge being delivered through
the City Deal investments will also serve to enhance this network.
The evidence of the innovation district and knowledge quarter model is that, in the
21st century, those cities which are most capable of exploiting the unique spatial-
economic potential of the urban core (premised on dense networks of local
connectivity) as a generator of new ideas, activities and investments will thrive.
In practical terms this means a focusing more on the level of ‘integratedness’ of space.
Strategic transport connections are still crucial, but these must be achieved in a
manner which complements local connectivity, rather than at its expense. To achieve
the density of connections and place quality required to support the successful
delivery of an innovation district and a high quality place for all, implies a much
greater emphasis on a multimodal movement network, where walking, cycling and
well integrated public transport play a key role.
Active travel modes in particular have a much higher degree of sensitivity to
environmental quality and real distances, as opposed to simple measures of journey
time. This implies the need for a much more holistic approach to place management,
where movement needs and place quality are developed in a fully integrated manner.
The SDF will promote stronger integration of institutional and professional structures
to underpin this approach. Glasgow can learn from a vast amount of good practice in
this area which has been pioneered by other major cities.
The following map shows the major priorities for the development of the new dense
and highly networked movement network in the area. It also highlights where an
intensive urban design approach is required to better balance place and movement
needs, to achieve social and economic potential.
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Major public transport inter-
change
Subway Station
National Rail Station
Bus Station
New Bridges
Proposed New or Enhanced Active Travel Network
Areas Requiring Place— Movement Reconfiguration
and Rebalancing
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Partick Interchange
Govan
Interchange Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital Bus
Station
The Way Forward
Develop a specific ‘movement and integration’ plan for the SDF area and
protect key routes as identified in the SDF
Review proposed transport proposals in the area to consider impact in relation
to the aims of the SDF and propose amendments to the transport approach as
appropriate to support the placemaking approach to key development projects.
Identify precedents from comparator cities to help develop a more ‘urban
design’ led approach, where movement and place are better integrated in the
urban space
Promote the concept of public space, recognising that social and economic
vibrancy of the City is defined by the vitality and attractiveness of the urban
domain and the extent to which people feel comfortable, happy and
stimulated.
Focus on potential for economic and social development around the existing
transport interchanges in the area, particularly where these are adjacent to
existing town centres.
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Context
Defining the continuity of place across the Govan
Partick SDF area will be supported by a holistic
approach to placemaking which considers the wider
area as well as its constituent parts. Site development
projects will be required to demonstrate how they are
contributing to the construction of a cohesive
townscape and landscape plan for the wider area.
Visual legibility of place is particularly important in
building a strong network of walking and cycling routes.
It is crucial that developments do not cumulatively
visually sever the communities to the north from the
waterfront, or to visually sever Govan from the
waterfront and the townscape to the north of the River
Clyde.
The green environment of the area was heavily
impacted by the very intensive development for
industrial and residential uses. Large areas remain
lacking in high quality green space and the ecological
quality is often low in terms of supporting biodiversity.
Improving performance on these measures will
contribute substantially to achieving the key social and
economic aims of the SDF.
The Way Forward
It is proposed in the River Clyde SDF that a
townscape analysis study for the River Corridor is
carried out. This should be extended to the Govan
Partick SDF to consider specifically impacts on this
locality and how it integrates with the wider River
Clyde Corridor.
Key strategic views should be protected to
support the placemaking strategy, which is
integral to the economic and social development
plans for the area.
Tall buildings, if supported, should be able to
demonstrate a clear positive contribution to the
townscape, in terms of enhancing visual and
physical connectivity and legibility between the
north and south of the River Clyde.
Large site developments will be expected to
enhance legibility and connectivity of townscape
at the scale of the city-district, as well as
internally. They will also be expected to
contribute positively to street level vibrancy and
the creation of high quality public spaces.
Development of these sites should be brought
forward within the context of detailed site
masterplans which also address their contribution
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to the wider ambitions of the SDF.
Smaller developments will also be expected to
contribute to the incremental re-establishment of
a comfortable and attractive townscape. Small
site and infill developments can make a huge
contribution to the restoration of townscape and
the production of streets and spaces (streetscape)
which are conducive to walking, cycling and
playing. Smaller development should also
therefore be assessed through the SDF.
A network of green corridors should be
established to connect the existing greenspaces
and existing green features. The aim being to
build a critical mass of quality public space and
biodiversity. This expanded and improved
network will link to and build the value of the
River Clyde landscape corridor.
The Council will encourage ambitious approaches
to improving townscape and landscape quality in
the identified areas of major deficiency.
The area has the potential to contribute to the
enhancement of the City’s image and investment
attractiveness at an international level. In this
context it imperative that site developments
respect the landscape and townscape context as
a whole.
Development applications will be expected to
contribute to the incremental improvement of
the townscape. Improvement to ground floor
activity, streetscape, public space quality and
definition of strategic walking and cycling routes
will be considered essential to all major
applications.
Identify opportunities to enhance the wildlife
corridors in and around the rivers Clyde and
Kelvin.
Identify opportunities for integrated green
infrastructure approaches to meet multiple needs
for improved social space, to enhance biodiversity
and to attenuate environmental pressures such as
rainwater, flooding and air quality. This should
include the creation of new public greenspaces in
the large development sites which offer
opportunities for urban restructuring.
Future proposals should pay attention to
protecting the lines of any remaining trees and
shrubs within development sites (or existing
green corridor) especially around the edges of
sites or along streets and where there is an
opportunity seek to create a new or restored
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Botanic
Gardens
Kelvingrove
Park
Elder Park
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To Bellahouston and Pollok Parks
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Conservation Areas
Historic Town Centres
Sites of Landscape Importance
Urban Parks
Landmark Building / Structure
Key development opportunity sites.
Existing and proposed green network
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Item Action Outcome Timescale Key Lead(s)
1. Establish a governance group that can provide direction to the SDF project and maintain stakeholder support, linked to delivery of the proposed innovation district.
The SDF will act as a strategic plan which directs, informs and inspires regeneration and economic development over the next 10 years.
Q1 2019 -
2029
GCC, University
of Glasgow, NHS
2. SDF to become a part of CDP for development planning applications. Provide site specific spatial guidance for key sites to assist with interpretation of SDF as required.
Development proposals assessed with an understanding of their impact on the wider SDF area and key sites developed in an integrated manner, addressing key placemaking principles of the SDF.
Q2 2019 -
2022
GCC
3. Develop a masterplan to support delivery of the proposed innovation
district, and undertake a review of existing economic development
locations to see how they could be developed to support the
innovation district approach.
Protection of key sites and adaptation of existing assets to ensure effective delivery of the innovation district.
Q3 2019 –
2020
GCC
4. Develop a partnership approach with the operators of key visitor attractions to maximise the potential benefits of visitors numbers, promoting the development of a cultural cluster and improved links and wayfinding between key sites.
Growth in visitor numbers, with increase in multi-site visits and increased visitor spend in the local area
Q2 2019 -
2020
GCC, Glasgow
Life, U of G,
Govan
Workspace
5. Continue to support delivery and implementation of the City Deal West End & Waterfront Innovation programme to unlock the development potential of key sites.
An established delivery plan, linked to the River Clyde SDF, to invest in key infrastructure, including the Govan Partick Bridge, active travel routes and the creation of strategic place partnerships, such as with the University of Glasgow, to unlock the economic potential of the SDF area.
Ongoing GCC
6. Produce a specific ‘movement and integration’ plan for the SDF area and promote development of sites connected to key public transport nodes.
This will influence development applications, capital projects and ongoing place management.
Q4 2019 –
2020
GCC
7. Review existing infrastructure and proposed transport proposals relevant to the area to consider impact in relation to the economic aims of the SDF.
Propose amendments to transport approach as required to support locally-centred, nationally significant economic development projects.
Q4 2019 –
2020
GCC
8. Include Govan Partick SDF area in the proposed townscape analysis
study for the River Corridor (proposed in River Clyde SDF)
An understanding of the key townscape considerations for the river
(e.g. views, vistas, skyline) to help support the detailed design and
delivery of the key River Clyde SDF principles.
Q2 2020 –
2021
GCC
9. Prepare a biodiversity and landscape audit report which outlines the
key conditions and opportunities of the SDF area for landscape and
An understanding of the quality, location and connections of the
existing landscape and biodiversity of the SDF area, identification of
Q1 2019 –
2029
GCC
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S T R A T E G I C O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES
1. Glasgow Harbour Masterplan—
West: Predominantly residential
2. Glasgow Harbour Masterplan—
Former DW Henderson’s
Meadowside Shipyard: commercial
and residential
3. Potential redevelopment of Yorkhill
Hospital site.
4. Western Infirmary / Glasgow
University Campus Expansion:
Education, research and ancillary
commercial
5. Future SEC expansion and
redevelopment with ancillary
diversification: Including hotel and
commercial space
6. Pacific Drive East: Residential
7. Pacific Quay West: Mixed use
8. Site at Linthouse Road and Holmfauld
Road: Potential Innovation Campus
COMMITTED PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT
10. Water Row Masterplan
11. East Govan and Ibrox TRA
12. Govan Partick Pedestrian Bridge
13. Byres Road Public Realm
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Key Opportunities of Strategic Importance
Future Opportunities of Strategic Importance
Other Opportunity Sites
Public Sector Investments:
Transformational Regeneration Areas (TRA)
Public Realm Improvements
Active Travel
New Bridge Connection
Quay Wall Improvements
C E S S N O C K
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